Esther 5:4

Then saide Ester, If it please the King, let the King and Haman come this day vnto the banket, that I haue prepared for him.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

In Context

3Then saide the King vnto her, What wilt thou, Queene Ester? and what is thy request? it shall be euen giuen thee to the halfe of ye kingdome.

5And the King sayd, Cause Haman to make haste that he may doe as Ester hath sayde. So the King and Haman came to the banket that Ester had prepared.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:25Then said he, Bring it me hither, and I will eate of my sonnes venison, that my soule may blesse thee. And he brought it to him, and he ate: also he brought him wine, and he dranke.

Esther 1:9The Queene Vashti made a feast also for the women in the royall house of King Ahashuerosh.

Esther 5:8If I haue found fauour in the sight of the King, and if it please the King to giue me my petition, and to perfourme my request, let the King and Haman come to the banket that I shall prepare for them, and I will doe to morowe according to the Kings saying.

Proverbs 29:11A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

Matthew Henry on Esther 5:2-9

Esther's Approach to the King. ( b. c. 510.) 1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched… Read the whole commentary →

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